The St. Elizabeth Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Tatnall Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Christiana at home to the tune of 42-14 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Elizabeth needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
St. Elizabeth's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose Maldonado, who picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Nick Mancini, who gained 111 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Elizabeth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cole Andrews and Mancini.
Meanwhile, Tatnall put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past DuPont, posting a 56-6 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won four matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Tatnall's victory came down to the chemistry between Quinn De Viere and his top target Gino Greer. De Viere threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing while Greer rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. What's more, De Viere also racked up no rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Another big playmaker for Tatnall was Chris Gordon, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Tatnall wouldn't let DuPont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tatnall can thank Owen Mrozinski and Henry Kirtley for forcing both of them.
St. Elizabeth pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Tatnall, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
St. Elizabeth was dealt a bruising 41-6 loss at the hands of Tatnall in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Elizabeth, Rahshan Lamons (who rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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